AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWorld Environment Day: Israel’s envoy H.E. Gideon Behar urges Malawi to take “Inspired by Nature” lessons seriously, arguing the climate crisis is also a crisis of human behaviour. Climate shocks and hunger: WFP warns Malawi’s emergency response is buckling under “climate whiplash” as drought shifts into destructive flooding while aid budgets shrink. Clean schools push: First Lady Gertrude Mutharika launches the “My Clean School, My Pride” hygiene and sanitation campaign to cut waterborne disease risks like cholera. Deforestation fight: One Acre Fund backs Dowa Council with tree replanting to curb environmental degradation, citing Malawi’s heavy annual forest loss. Food-system resilience: ICRISAT expands climate-resilient chickpea seed production in Malawi and the region to help farmers cope with fertilizer costs and unpredictable weather. Water and safety in cities: Switzerland pledges US$200,000 to upgrade Bulawayo’s Highlanders safe market for informal traders, boosting safer urban livelihoods. Fuel pressure: Government says fuel supply problems persist due to forex scarcity and procurement/logistics constraints, while debt from past subsidised pump prices weighs on reforms. Tobacco quality crackdown: The Tobacco Commission warns farmers against poor handling that drives high rejection rates and lower prices.
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